Group Discussion Worksheet: Evaluation

Debate lesson 23: The evaluator’s view · Set 68 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Quality, listening, teamwork): Earns marks: clear, relevant points; listening; polite disagreement; leading without bossing; a good summary; bringing in quiet ones. Loses marks: talking over others, saying nothing, going off topic, personal comments, repeating others, losing your temper. In a scene, the best member is the one whose behaviour helps the whole group think and agree.

1. 1.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
2. 2.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Kabir argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Ananya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Kabir (c) Nisha
3. 3.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Saanvi gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Riya (c) Aarav
4. 4.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) polite disagreement (c) repeating others (d) losing your temper
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: polite disagreement? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) listening to others (b) talking over others (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) a good summary
7. 7.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) leading without bossing (b) repeating others (c) saying nothing (d) personal comments
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Tara only repeated what others had already said; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Riya interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Nisha (c) Tara
10. 10.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) saying nothing (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: a good summary? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
12. 12.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Ananya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Rohan (b) Ananya (c) Nisha
13. 13.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
14. 14.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Tara argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Meera went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) Tara
15. 15.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Nisha stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Saanvi interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
16. 16.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: repeating others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
17. 17.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Meera stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Ananya (b) Rohan (c) Meera
18. 18.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: bringing in quiet ones? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
19. 19.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) losing your temper (c) a good summary (d) leading without bossing
20. 20.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) repeating others (b) a good summary (c) losing your temper (d) going off topic
21. 21.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Saanvi stayed silent for the whole discussion; Vihaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Nisha built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Saanvi
22. 22.🔭 Which shows good teamwork in a GD? (a) talking over others (b) mocking others (c) building on others (d) ignoring others
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera started with a clear fact and later summarised both sides; Arjun only repeated what others had already said; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) Arjun
24. 24.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav laughed at a classmate’s idea; Riya spoke so long that nobody else could talk. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Aarav (c) Nisha
25. 25.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav interrupted others again and again; Saanvi disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) Saanvi
26. 26.📋 In a group discussion on “How can our school waste less food?”, Nisha gave three short, fresh points backed by facts; Vihaan went off topic to talk about a film; Rohan only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Vihaan (b) Nisha (c) Rohan
27. 27.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
28. 28.True or false: “polite disagreement” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “listening to others” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “leading without bossing” loses marks with a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Kabir interrupted others again and again; Meera laughed at a classmate’s idea; Ishaan built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) Meera
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Vihaan only repeated what others had already said; Saanvi went off topic to talk about a film; Tara built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Tara (c) Vihaan
34. 34.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Ishaan laughed at a classmate’s idea; Rohan listened carefully, linked ideas and helped the group agree; Arjun interrupted others again and again. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Rohan (c) Ishaan
35. 35.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Tara went off topic to talk about a film; Riya stayed silent for the whole discussion; Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Riya (c) Rohan
36. 36.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Rohan invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others; Aarav went off topic to talk about a film. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Riya (c) Rohan
37. 37.📋 In a group discussion on “Should students learn a musical instrument?”, Riya interrupted others again and again; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea; Vihaan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
38. 38.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) saying nothing (c) personal comments (d) listening to others
39. 39.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) personal comments (c) leading without bossing (d) listening to others
40. 40.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: clear, relevant points? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks

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